1608
1608 • At Jamestown, a second supply ship, the Mary and Margaret, arrives with Christopher Newport, including 70 settlers, bringing the population back up to 120; the passengers include 8 glassmen. |
1635
Age: 27y
1635 • The Royal Mail service is made available to the public by Charles I of England. |
about
Age: 29y
1637
Age: 29y
marriageJeremy Adams Connecticut, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1637 • Plymouth Colony grants the "tenn menn of Saugust" a new settlement on Cape Cod, later named Sandwich, Massachusetts. |
1638
Aug 26
Age: 30y
birth of childJohn Adams Hartford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1638 • The full moon is in total eclipse from 1:12 to 2:47 UT and the solstice occurs later in the day at 16:05 UT. |
1689
Dec 22
Age: 82y
1689 • March 27 Japanese haiku master Bashō sets out on his last great voyage which will result in the prose and verse classic Oku no Hosomichi, or "Narrow Road to the Interior". |